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Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Audience Rating: NR (Not Rated)
Binding: DVD
Brand: CINEMA LIBRE DISTRIBUTION
EAN: 0881394103122
Format: Color, DVD-Video, NTSC
Label: Cinema Libre
Manufacturer: Cinema Libre
Number Of Items: 2
Publisher: Cinema Libre
Release Date: August 28, 2007
Running Time: 113 minutes
Sales Rank: 63390
Studio: Cinema Libre
Theatrical Release Date: 2007
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Product Description:
Michael Tully makes an assured feature film-directing debut with COCAINE ANGEL a provocative portrayal of a young man s downfall as he struggles with cocaine addiction. Shot with gritty frankness in digital video the film captures the anomie of its location in the Florida suburbs while the use of mostly non-actors lends it the immediacy of a car crash. Damian Lahey who also wrote the screenplay stars as protagonist Scott an addict whose boyish mien belies the depth of his needs both chemical and emotional. Finding himself fired after going to work hungover one too many times Scott goes in search of his girl and a fix with his desperation visible as he struggles to keep it together along the way. Scott s occasional girlfriend Mary (Kelley Forester) is a no-nonsense crack-addicted prostitute with a child in Texas whose birthday is approaching. Scott promises that he will get her there for the celebration and the pair embark upon a doomed journey marked by events that spiral ever more seriously out of control leading to inevitable tragedy. The film carries its heavy subject matter with a success that s rare in no-budget indies and adds a taste of humor that only plays up the melancholy. Lahey brings much to the film endowing his character with a stammer numerous tics and a persistent strain of optimism all of which charm even as his self-destruction frustrates.System Requirements:Running Time: 113 Mins.Format: DVD MOVIE Genre: DRAMA Rating: NR UPC: 881394103122 Manufacturer No: CLS1031
Customer Reviews
Average Rating: 
Rating:  - Emotional Gamut
This one touches on just about every emotion you can think of. A hard film to watch because it takes a lot out of you, but absolutely a great film. The lead actor is amazing in his role and all of the characters are interesting, if not very likable. This is a story about failure... I guess. I mean, it's about drugs and addiction, but it is about something deeper than what is on the surface, although it could be about a lot of different things. The hardest parts for me to watch were the parts about ... Read More
Rating:  - I want my 90 minutes back
Oy, this one is a downer. The lead does a great job, but it's just a wandering drug flick.
Rating: - same old song and dance
I couldn't get more than 15 minutes through this film. The main character was a total loser and the first 15 minutes of the film did nothing but depict how much of a loser he is/was. Oh, the trials and tribulations of drug use...maybe that's why you always hear from the authorities: DON'T DO THEM! The film isn't shocking or groundbreaking. The visuals are a nice alternative to the mainstream, but the content is what I've seen in like 100 other films. It's definitely not all that.
Rating: - Wow! Gritty, realistic drama. A real sleeper.
I rented this on Netflix, having been intrigued by the title, and wound up actually buying it. This is not a pretty film. It's rough around the edges, with a hard, real, low-budget look to it, but it's one of the strongest, best-written, and most realistic slices of life on the edge that I have ever seen. The performances, particularly by Damian Lahey as the cokehead barely keeping it together, are uniformly raw and emotionally naked, without ever being over-the-top, stereotypical, or forced. Studio ... Read More
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